BUSH'S PASTURE PARK
Originally the Bush family's estate, this 90-acre city park includes the Bush House Museum and Conservatory, public rose gardens, playgrounds, trails, and other amenities.
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If you’re the type of person who stops to smell the roses—and admire the red tulips and yellow peonies—you’re in luck. April is National Garden Month and the Salem region is home to almost 20 public display gardens bursting with blooms in all colors, sizes, and scents. Here’s a roundup of Salem-area gardens you don’t want to miss this spring and summer.
Stop and smell the roses—and admire the goldenrods, dahlias and geraniums while you’re at it.
If you love art, you’ve come to the right place. Salem and the surrounding area is thriving with buzzy museums, local galleries and outdoor art that’s sure to inspire. In addition to Salem’s Public Art Walking Tour and the First Friday events held each month, spring is a particularly vibrant time to peruse the art scene, as it’s bursting with creativity. Check out this curated list of must-visit art exhibits and venues in the Mid-Willamette Valley:
Salem in Bloom
For so many reasons, the Mid-Willamette Valley is the perfect place to grow a garden or plot a nursery. Our volcanic soils are rich in nutrients, our damp autumns and wet springs provide plenty of nourishment for growing plants, our mild winters stop frost from forming, and our summers rarely sustain temperatures that scorch thirsty plants.